Means for carrying out business systems.



E. GAVERLY.

MEANS FOR GARBUYING OUT BUSINESS SYSTEMS. APPLICATION FILED JULY 21, 1908. RENEWED DBO. 9, 1911.

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C. Qa1- J EDWARD CAVERLY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MEANS FOR GARRYIN G OUT BUSINESS SYSTEMS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Julyi), 1912.

Application filed July 21, 1908, Serial No. 444,671. Renewed December 9, 1911. Serial No. 664,844..

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWARD CAVERLY, a citizen of the United States, and resident of the borough of Manhattan and the county, city, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Means for Carrying Out Business Systems, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to appliances for carrying out business systems, and it relates more particularly to card cabinets or holders.

One object of my invention is to provide an improved revolving cabinet for cards or the like.

Another object is to provide an improved card receptacle and follower.

To the above and other ends which will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in certain parts, improvements and combinations, all of which will be more fully set forth hereinafter and particularly pointed out in the claims.

One embodiment of my invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which-- Figure 1 is a top plan view of a cabinet, made in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary front view of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional View of the same. Fig. 4 is a sectional View showing the adjustable card rest, or follower, used in the daily reminder cabinet.

The card cabinet described herein is designed primarily for use in connection with a follow-up system which is fully explained in my prior application, Serial No. 412,599, filed January 25, 1908, from which prior application the present case is, for the most part, divided out. Some of the features of the present invention are especially adapted for follow-up systems, but some of them are applicable to card systems generally.

' My card cabinet comprises a revolving part 25, which, as here shown, is octagonal and contains four rectangular compartments 26, the intervening triangular spaces 27 being preferably covered over. The center of the cabinet "has two compartments 28 separated by a partition 30, through the middle of which extends the standard 31, about which the box is adapted to revolve. The standard 31 passes through a base 32 that rests upon the table or desk, and said standard has above said base 32 a broad flange 33. A nut 34, threaded onto the lower end of the standard, binds i't securely to the base of the box 25 by screws, as shown in Fig. 3,-and the weight of the box is supported by this washer resting on the flange 33. The upper part of the standard 31 passes throlwh a perforated metallic plate 36 secured by screws to the partition 30. Above the plate 36, the standard 31 is reduced and a knob or handle 37 is threaded on to the reduced end of the standard. The construction is such that the cabinet may be set on the table or desk in any position, and the box 25 may be turned about the standard 31 to bring any one of the compartments into position for reference and use.

The revolving box or case 25 may be made of sheet metal or of wood or other suitable material, but, as shown, it is made of wood.

Said case comprises a horizontal base piece or bottom piece 38, and eight vertical side pieces 40, besides vertical partitions 41, which divide' the case into square middle opening 28, 28, and the four rectangular compartments 26. I prefer to make each of the compartments 26 so that itslopes downward from the end nearest the middle of the case toward the outside of the case, that is to say, toward the front end of that compartment. To this end, those partitions 41 which are at the edges of each of the compartments 26, have their upper sides sloping downward in the manner referred to, and in the bottom of each of these compartments there is placed a block 42 which is thickest at the end near the middle of the case and is thinned away at its front end, as shown in Fig. 3. The compartments 28 have a bottom block 43, thick enough to make these compartments of appropriate depth. Those side pieces 40 that constitute the ends of the compartments 26 are preferably cut down as shown at 44 in order to give free access to the cards and coupons.

An adjustable partition or follower 45 is mounted in each of the compartments 26 and arranged to be slid back and forth to positions appropriate to the number of cards or coupons that happen at any particular time to be in the compartment. Each of these followers consists of a block of wood which is wider at the top than at the bottom, so that the ends slope inward toward the bottom, the block being thus of a wedge shape. The sides of the compartment are also inclined inward, so that the follower fits into the compartment in the manner shown in Fig. 4. The follower 32. A washer 35 is secured to the under side is designed to have a tilt or inclination toward the back of the compartment, as shown in Fig. 3. It will be seen that it is impossible for the follower to fall over, because its upper part is wider than the lower part of the compartment. As the upper part of the follower falls backward, it moves in a curve which has a downward inclination, so that said upper part of the follower moves toward a. part of the compartment where the sides of said compartment are closer together, the effect being that the follower tends automatically to become wedged in between the sides of the compartment and thus retained in place. At the sametime, the follower may easily be adjusted toward the front or back of the com-. partment, according to the number of conpons in that compartment, and when it is adjusted, a slight pressure on it will cause it to be wedged firmly in place. This follower is extremely simple, convenient and effective.

I have shown my invention in use as a daily reminder cabinet, and,- as here shown. each of the compartments 26 is appropriated to a month. The months may be designated by ordinary tab cards placed in the several compartments, but I prefer to use small tablets 50, detachably inserted in brackets or holders 51, secured to the inner end walls of the compartments. These tablets may be of any suitable sort, and made of any suitable material. Avery neat and convenient metal frame in which a piece of cardboard is inserted, may be purchased in the market. and these are well adapted for this use. The tablets are here shown simply as small cards. Those that are in use at any given time are mounted in the holders 51, and the remalinder may conveniently be stored in one of the compartments 28. Each of the compartments 26 is shown supplied with tab cards 52 for the days of the month, and these tab cards separate coupons 53 or other memoranda of matters to be brought to mind at the times designated by said cards 52 and by the tablets 50.

By the use of the revolving cabinet a very large amount of matter can be arranged in small space and very conveniently. If,-

for example, the four compartments 26 are designated by the tablets for the months of June, July, August and September, respectively, be brought to mind in those months will be appropriately arranged in the cabinet as they come up. Meanwhile, during the month of J une', the coupons 53 will be taken out from day to day and the matters to which they referwill be attended to and the coupons destroyed. At the end of the month, the tablet 50 for June will be rethen memoranda of matters to moved from the holder 51, and the tablet for October will be put in its place, the day cards 52 remaining in the compartment and serving for the new month. The system is thus perpetual.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A card holder comprising in combination a receptacle and a follower adapted'to be adjusted in said receptacle and to be wedged in between the sides of the receptacle to retain it in place.

2. A card-holder comprising in combination a receptacle having sloping sides and a follower having sloping ends and adapted to be adjusted in said receptacle and to be retained in adjusted position by wedge ac.- tion. a v

'3. A card-holder comprising in combination a receptacle and a follower, said follower being wider at the top than said receptacle is ata lower point, so that, as the follower tilts backward, it will become wedged betweenthe sides of the receptacle.

4. In a card-holder, the combination of a support, a revolving case mounted on said support and having a plurality of card compartments open at the top and each having inclined side walls, and adjustable card rests or followers in said compartments and wedged between said inclined walls.

5. In a card-holder, the combination of asupport, a revolving ease mounted on said support and having a middle card compartment or compartments and a plurality of card compartments radiating from said middle card compartment or compartments, each of said compartments having four side walls and-being open at the top and adjustable card rests or followers in said radiating compartments.

6. In a card-holder, the combination of a base adapted to rest on a table or desk, a central standard rising from said base, a card case mounted to revolve about said standard, and having a'plurality of radiating card compartments each having front, rear and side walls and open at the top, and card rests or followers in said compartments and adjustable from front to rear. J

7. In a reminder, the combination of a revolving cabinet having a plurality of compartments each with four sides and open at the top, a series of removable indicators 50 for designating the period of time to which each compartment is temporarily appropriated, and tab cards in the several compartments for designating subdivisions of time.

EDWARD CAVERLY. Witnesses:

F. R. MCLENNAN, E. O. CAMP. 

